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RUN DOUN At LAST.
4 Notorious Band of Desperadoes Gagged
at Louisville,

4 Notorious Band of Desperadoes Gagged
at Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Nov. S.-Gus Will
nghurst, James Igo and John King, the
asst of noted gang of desperate crimi-
nails and counterfelters here, were ar
rested last Friday by United States De-
tective NJ. G. Bauer and his as
sistant. For two years Detective
Bauer and his men have been
shadowing the members of two gangs of
uounterfeiterS of coin who were operat-
ING in this city and vicinity, and their
final success was achieved when the
three now in Jail were taken, for both
bands have now been broken up and
thirteen hardened criminals are in the
hands OF the law. The desperadoes
operations were so extensive
that the government authorities were
forced TO detail the best men in the Sc
cret service to come here and run down
the guilty men. The men did not con-
fine themselves simply to the manufac-
ture of worthless money, but added
highway robbery, burglary, safe blowing
and almost every other crime to the list
of their misdeeds. Enoch Brobson, Ste
phen Smith, Thomas Gregory and James
Ramsdale made up one of the bands,
and the members of the other were
Charles Mallov, John and Gus Willing
hurst, Jim Fox, Mike Hemmer, David
Hale, Jim Igo, John King and j. w.
Ledford, the last of Frankfort, KY. All
are now behind the bars.
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MANY REFORnS DEMANDED.
The Dominion Asks Revolution In
Government Matters.

The Dominion Asks Revolution in
Government Matters.
TORONTO, Ont, Nov. 10.-The resolu-
ons adopted at the inter-provincial
Inference held at Quebec are made pub
&c to-day. This conference was attended
by representatives of tho five chief
provinces Of the Dominion and owing to
this fact and that ii was the first inter-
provincial conference since the confeder-
alton, its conclusions are considered of
great importance. The conference de-
clared for the limiting o: federal veto
power, and advised that it should be ex-
ercised only as the imperial veto is used
in relation to the Dominion acts recon-
mended that senators should be nomi-
mated by local legislatures, and should
not sit for life; formulated a plan for
Encouragement Of the financial basis of
union, under which, up to GER
tain limits, subsidies to provinces
shall be payable according to population
as determined by the last decennial CEN
sus; favored providing facilities for
speedy settlement of the disputes be-
tween central and local governments;
condemned the disaliowance of the
Manitoba railway acts by the Domlr ion
government, and favorfng unrestricted
reciprocity with the United States.
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began July 16, 1856 The state
was represented by States Atty.
Gl.nnell and his assistants, George Ing
ham and Frank Walker, and the de-
fense by Capt. w. P Black, Solomon &
Ieisler and Mr.. Foster In the course
of the trial the history of the socialistic
movement in the United States and its
growth into Anarchy was carefully gone
over. The presence of bombs in the
Arbaiter Zeitung office, and their manu-
facture by some of the defendants, was
clearly proved, as were the incendiary
utterances by the Anarchist leaders for
years before the riot. 1t was shown
that the revenge" circular was set up
and printed in the Office of the Anarch-
lst organ. The sensational points of
the trial were the testimony of Andrew
{. Johnson, a detective who had wormed
himself into the confidence of the
groups, and of Henry L. Gilmer, who
swore to conversation between Spies
and Schwab in the alley just prior 10 the
throwing of the bomb. The production
of the flags and emblems o. the groups
was also dramatic feature of the trial.
Evidence was given that Engel had de-
clared that the Anarchists would sup
port the workingmen in any conflict
with the police; that the word Rube"
to arms; that In event of trouble the
police stations were to be stormed, the
telegraph wires cut and every one shot
who appeared on the streets; that
bombs were to be used; that Lingg
made forty or fifty bombs, each power
full enough to kill 200 persons. on the
afternoon of May 4; that Fischer had
distributed the bombs; how the bombs
were prepared that Lingg was eager to
throw bomb at passing patrol wagon;
that Engel urged his friends to arm
themselves; that Parsons and Spies
had bombs and dynamite in their
possession; that Parsons had explained
the methods of street warfare; that a
man unknown held the bomb; that the
fuse was lighted by Spies; that Fischer
and Sch~ab were present when the
bomb was lighted and thrown; that all
the defendants were directly connected
with Anarchist organizations, were
sworn TO kill and burn if opportunity
presented itself and were cognizant
Of the bomb-throwiEg On August
10, at 2:30 P. NJ, the jury retired At
10 O'Clock the same evening a verdict
was agreed upon and at 10 O'Clock the
following morning reported TO the COURT.
The verdict found Spies, Schwab, Field
en-, Parsons, Fischer. EnCel and Lingg
guilty of murder, and fixed the penalty
at death. Neebe was given fif-
teen years in the penitentiarv.
This ended the great trial.
Counsel for the Anarchists applied 10 the
supreme court of the state for stay OF
proceedings and a new trial, but On
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majority voted for the division OF
the territory. The number is
estimated at 10000. In Maryland the
Democrats lead by about 10000. The
Republicans carry Nebraska by about
2o,000, and that party also carried Rhode
Island. The vote on prohibition in Ore
gon resulted in the defeat of the amend
ment. Ohio has reelected Foraker by
25,000 plurality. Gov Ames was
reelected in Massachusetts. as
was also Gov. Larrabee in Iowa.
The Republicans of Pennsvlva-
mia claim plurality for Hart
Tor state treasurer of 10000. In Vir-
ginia Democratic legislature was elect
ed and in Mississippi there was the
same result. In Chicago a peculiar
state of things exists. The principal con-
test was for judge of the superior court,
the leading candidates being Judge
Gary who has become well known as
the judge who tried the Anarchists, and
Capt. Black, counsel for the condemned
men. The vote was exceptionally small,
Gary being elected by 3S, 600 TO 600.
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THE KET RIOT.
elimination of the Labor Agitation in a
Night of Horror.

On May 4, 1885, day in the history of
Chicago, second only to that of the great
fire, the memorable Revenge Circu-
lar, urging workingmen to arms, was
issued from the Office of the Arbeiter-
Zeltung, the official organ of the Anar-
chists of Chicago. For months previous
to this date the skilled mechanics and
laborers of the county had been making
demands for the adoption of the eight
hour work dav, and they had almost
universally met with refusal. Mon
day, May l, was the date
fixed upon by the w workmen mem
of the country-in all branches of in
dustry-to seek, by striking, TO enforce
the demand for eight hours work dav
for ten hours pay. In no city in the
United States was the agitation stronger
than in Chicago. The Anarchists and
Socialists took advantage of the discon-
tent to arouse the passions of the
laboring men by incendiary speeches
and circulars, until the masses were
frenzied with excitement. The
strike was inaugurated and from
the start was failure. At the
Mccormick reaper works men
remained at work and were attacked bv
mob. A handful of police officers kept
thousands of angry men at bay The
acts of the police infuriated the strikers
and the Revenge Circular" struck off
from the types in the Arbeter Zeltung
and scattered broadcast through the city,
carried the conviction that the time OF
the revolution so long prepared for. was
at hand. On the evening of May 4
meeting was called at the Haymarket.
ostenslbly to denounce the police for
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me Aohdon Police Have Plenty of Su
day Exercise.

oh oiice nave Pienty OF sun
day Exercise.
A dispatch of the 18th from London.
says: The scene in Trafalgar SQUARE
mas not been equaled since 1886, when
people, asserting the right of public
meeting, destroyed railways around
Hyde PARK. Four thousand policemen
dook posses ion of the approaches to
The square at an early hour. They had
been on the ground but short time
when various societies, Social, Radical
and IRISH, approached the square
from every direction. The paraders
were headed by bands of mu-
sslc anu they carried banners and
nlotcoes. The police attacked and dis
pei sea each group as it arrived near the
square. Fierce fights took place on the
strand, Northumberland Avenue,
Y Whitehall, Pail Mall and other adjacent
streets. One OF the societies succeeded
IN entering the square, bat was repulsed
ater bloody fight, in which commouer
ofahani was seriously injured. Graham
was subsequently arrested for attacking
the pollce. At $50 p. NJ. the crowd in
Inc vicinity of the square numbered.
iDJ,o00 and the police were powerless to
thoroughly disperse them Cavalry
ahl infantry were summoned to the as
vi lilc ponce, DnJ no charge
was ma lie as the people of their own ac-
coid ; exon to disperse at dusk.
About 200 citizens and forty policemen
were injured and fifty persons arrested,
among them being Socialist Burns.
Some OF the injured were we'll enough to
leave the hospitals after treatment. One
patient was dTeadfuily burned with
SltrGl squrted rom a syringe. Another
declares he was bayoneted in the but
tock. Two policemen were stabbed with
knives. 1t was noticeable that the
crowd, while hooting the police, cheered
cavalry and infantry posted in the mid
die oi the square ready for action in case
the crowd broke the police line Ifthe
crowd bad succeeded III breaking the
line, il is believed the riot act would
have been read and the infantry ordered
to fire.
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HEarYRivH RoRaERY.
Depositors in the Fifth National of s
!.nmi. L.nse HaIf y Million.

Depositors in the FIFTH National of st.
Louis Lose Half u Million.
Sr Louis, Mo, Nov. l2.-Develop-
ments III the Fifth National Bank case
show the condition of affairs to be worse
than first stated. All the paper has
been listed and it is learned that $780,
OO0is practically worthless. All the Sc
curity the bank has for this immense
sum is about 100000 worth OF old lum-
Der, hides, wool and machinery. The
money WAS allowed To three concerns
under ten aliases, and $500, 900 has
been loaned within the last six months.
1t is feared the deposjtors will get very
little back of the million they had IN
the institution. Creceius, the cashier,
Was released on bond, bat another war-
rant was Immediately issued against him
far forgery, and a United States marshal
il now after him. Bank Examiner For
man says he never saw so much fraud
in n bank before
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THE ARRESTS AND TRIAL.
Main Points of the Evidence Against the
Accused Anarchists

Main Points of the Evidence Against the
Accused Anarchists.
The investigation by the police into
the circumstances leading to and con-
nected with the Haymarket riot lie to
the arrest May 5, 1885, of August Spies,
Michael Schwab, Samuel Fielden, (who
was shot in the leg at the riot, Oscar
Neebe, Adolph Fischer, Louis Lingg
and George Engel for completely in the
murder. A. r. Parsons for time
avoided arrest, spending several weeks
IN Waukesha, Wis, but finally June
2D surrendered. On May IS the grand
jury begun its investigation and on May
25 returned indictments against Spies,
Schwab, Schnaubelt, Fischer, Fielden,
Lingg, Engel, Neebe and Parsons for
murder, and against Spies and others
for conspiracy The trial was COM
menced before Judge Gary on June q.
Their trial was the most important and
prolonged in Cook County's criminal
jurisprudence. Four weeks were con-
sumed in getting the jury, every one of
the 100 peremptory challenges allowed
the defense being exhausted before the
last of the twelve jurymen was sworn
in. The attorneys for the defense first
asked that their clients be tried separ
ately, but this was denied by Judge
Gary, and the taking of evidence
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FORFEETERE OF PENSIONS.
Important Recomme e udation in Regard
TO National Home Inmates.

Important Recommendation in Regard
TO National Home Inmates.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. 10.-Gen.
Sheridan. president Of the Board of
Commissioners of the Soldiers Homes,
has submitted his annual report to the
secretary Of war. The report of the
governor, which is submitted dwells
upon the subject of pensions to the in
mates OF the home and sets forth the
evil which gives the inmate his
pension, while the home supplies all his
wants. 1t Is recommended that in
mates who have had less than ten years.
army service be required to surrender
their pension to the home while they
remain in it; that those having had
from ten to fifteen years service sur
render two-thirds; that those having
had from fifteen to twenty years service
surrender ono-third, while men of
twenty years service be permitted to
retain their DgDS!On
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the penitentiary, as thy en-
emphatically declare they Wlii not ac-
cept such commutation. Samuel Field
en-, Michael Schwab and August Spies
unite in a petition for executive Glenn
ency.' Fielden and Schwab, in addi-
ton, present separate and supplement-
ary petitions tor the Communication of
their sentences, While, as said above,
/ am satisfied of the guilt of all the par
ties as found by the verdict OF the jury,
which was sustained by the judgments
of the courts, a most care
full consideration of the whole subject
leads me to the conclusion that the
sentence of the law as to Samuel Field
en- and Michael Schwab may be modi-
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ssED EoR EIGHT billions.
NNinsiop. Janier n Co.. New York Bank
ers. Made Defendants

Nlnsi0V-, Ihnier Co.. New YORK Bank
ers, Made Defendants.
Winslow, Lanier Il CO.. bankers, New
Nork, have been served with notice of
4 snit whirh will be started in the next
twenty DAYS by the Columbus, Hooking
Valley Z Toledo Railroad in which the
amount claimed is $, 600 900, Mr.. Lanier
sail that he considered it a scheme to
bull Hooking Valley stock, which on the
news ticker announcement had gone up
from = TO .. The suit grew out of a
purchase by his firm. he supposed. of
100000 worth of bonds Of the road in
lSS3-4. lie had paid the highest price
for the bonds at the time
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POOL OF STEEE 5yORKERS.
An Association of Manufacturers Formed
To knintHl In Prices


to Bolster Up Prices.
New YoRK, Nov 12.-'Ihe attempt to
organize the steel-producng industries
of the United States into an association
tor mutual advantage and protection is
engaging the attention of thirty-tour
representatives. of some of the largest
institutions of the country. Eighteen of
these gentlemen are IN session at the
Holman House, All these are employ
ers of the crucible process of manufac-
turing steel. They have agreed upon
Merchant Steel Association of the
United States" Auxiliary to this as
sociation it is intended 20 organize the
Bessemer and open-hearth manufactur-
rers into another association, which
shall work in harmony with the cruel
ble manufacturers wherever their inter-
ests occupy common ground.
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ST. PETER sTEPT By FIRE.
oue-Third of the Business Portion of the
Minnesotts CITY Burned.

ene-fhird of the Business Portion of the
Minnesota City Burned.
The largest fire ever known there
broke ont in the barn of the North
western Hotel ut St. Peter, Mimi, on
the night Of the 18th. The wind was
strong from the southwest and just
right to fire the north halt Of the city.
Everything was SO dry that the flames
were uncomfortable. Thirty buildings
are gone, including two hotels, the First
National Bank, several large stores, res
taurants, millinery stores, saloons, the
American express office and several
barns. The fire ragged until it reached
break in the buildings The loss is fully
500, $50. 0ne-third of the business por-
ton Of the city is DESTROYED.
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Reports on the Corn Crop
of the Country.

OF tfIe country.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. l0.-The De-
partment OF Agriculture reports the
yield of corn 1919 bushels per acre, on
about 73, 900 acres, or / ,453, 100000 bush
els. About 5,000,0O acres is reported as
abandoned before ripening. On the acre
age planted the average would be 1873
bushels per acre, the same as in 1881
The corn surplus states average slightly
less than in 1881, the thirty-one other
states more. The final record will be
changed only by slight adjustments. The
quality of the crop Is much lower than
usual, in the dry region, and the pro-
portion of merchantable corn is consid-
erably below the average.
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DISPOSAL OF THE BODIES.
What Was Done With the Remains of
the Dead AnRrch hists.

tIIt btstU tilttftni>ts,
Cook COUNTY JAIL, Nov. 1.-THE
bodies of the dead Anarchists were low
cred from the scaffold in the following
order: Spies, Fischer, Engel and Par
SONS. The faces of all looked natural
The bodies were placed in
the awaiting coffins, and t e
lids quickly screwed down. Paper tabs
were pasted on each for Identification.
The remains of Engel and Lingg, the
the suicide, were taken to 2S6 Milwau-
kee Avenue. Fischers wife claimed
his, Mrs. Spies took August's and Mrs.
Parsons that Of her husband.
At 1;30 O'Clock the coffin in which lay
the body OF Parsons was carried out of
the Jail and taken To the home of the
widow.
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ern Railway.
WHEELING, W. Va, Nov. S.-A freight
train on the Pltsburg, Wheeling & Ken
lucky Railroad was thrown from the
track at Welisburg, last evening, and
rolled down the steep embankment of the
railroad, which IS about twenty-five feet
high at that point, and crashed into the
dwellings of Joseph and John Murphy.
Both buildings were crushed to atoms
John Murphy aud his two children,
Stella, aged 4, and a baby, were in bed
The train knocked the roof entirely off
the building and crushed the sides to-
gether like paper. Murphy and his
children We're terribly cut and inter-
Dally lniurasi
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fed as to each of them in the interest of
humanity and without doing violence to
public justice. And as to the said Sam
uel Fielden and Michael Schwab, the
sentence is commuted to Imprisonment
in the penitentiary for life. AS to all
the other above-named defendants, |
do not feel justified in interfering with
the sentence of the court"
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BIOGRAPHICAL.
Sketches of the Lives of the Executed and
Imprisoned Men.


August Spies is a native of Friedewald,
in the Province of Hesse, Germany, and
is 80 years old. He was we'll educated
by private tutors and at the Polytechnic
Institute. Coming to America at the
age of l6 he worked at various trades in
Chicago until 1880, when he became ed
itor of the Arbeiter-Zeitung.
George Engel was born in kassel, Hesse,
Germany, in 1929. He came 10 Chica-
60 in 1872, where he worked as painter
until in the spring of 1880 when he be-
came business manager of the Arbeiter-
Zeitung, and later its associate editor.
Samuel Fielden lived in Manchester,
Eng, where he was born in 1S47, and
was employed in a cotton mill until his
18th year. Then he joined the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church and became a
preacher. After coming to the United
States IN 1866 he spent three years in
Cleveland, thence coming to Chicago,
teamster by occupation.
Alfred X. Parsons is an American,
born in Texas, where he lived most of
the time till he came 20 Chicago fourteen
years ago. In Chicago he was always a
labor agltator, as was also his wife.
Adolph Fischer is not yet so years old
and has been in this country fifteen
years. He was employed as printer
on the ArbeiterZeitung at the time of
his arrest. He has wife and two small
children.
Michael Schwab is Bavarian, "a years
OF age. Tie was well educated. While
working at the trade of bookbinder he
became Socialist. He came to America
in 1879, and after spending a couple OF
years III Milwaukee came to Chicago
and became an editorial writer on the
ArbeiterIeitung
Louis I4ingg was % years ofage and had
been IN America three years. He was
born IN Baden, Germany, where he re-
ceived common school education. He
came direct to Chicago from the old
country and at once became an An
archist
Oscar w Neebe was born in New
York in 1850, and is of German descent.
When Is years OF age he came to Chicago
and went to work at his trade of tin
smith. He went back East in 1870, but
returned five years later and has since
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KILLED.

KILLED.
Michael Sheehan, George Muller,
John J. Barrett Matthias j. Degan,
Thomas Reddin, Timothy Flavin,
Nils Hansen.
WOUNDED.
August G. Killer, Thomas McRenry,
John +. Doyle, John A. King,
Nicholas Shannon, James Conway,
Patrick Hartford, Patrick Nash,
Arthur Connolly, Louis Johnson,
M. NJ. Cardin, Adam Barker,
Henry f. Smith, Frank Tyrell,
James A. Brady, John Reid,
Patrick Mclaughlin, Frank Murphy,
Lawrence Murphy, Michael Madden,
Lieut.. Stanton, Thomas Brophey,
Bernard Murphy, Charles II. Fink
Joseph Norman, Peter Butterfly,
Alexander jameson, Michael Horan
Thomas Heclessey, William Burns,
James PlunGett Charles w. Whitney,
Jacob Hansen, Timothy Sullivan,
Martin Cullen, Simon Klidzio,
julius u. Simon2on. John K. Mcmahon,
Simon Mcmahon, Edward w. Ruel
Alexander Halverson, Carl E. Johnson,
Peter Mccormick, Christopher Gaynor,
s. j. Weineke Patrick McNuity,
Samuel Hilgo, Herman Kruger
Joseph A. Gilso, Edward barrett
Freeman Steele, James T. Johnson,
Benz ami in F. Smell, James II. Wilson,
Daniel Hogan, NJ. OBrien,
Frederick A. Andrew, Jacob Ebinger,
John j. Kelly, Patrick Flavin.